Make-A-Wish Regatta 2015 Chase Race Sailing Instructions

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ONE DAY CHASE RACE
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
AUGUST 1, 2015
1. RULES
1.1. The Cottage Park Yacht Club Regatta to benefit Make-A-Wish will be governed by the rules as defined
in the Racing Rules of Sailing, 2013 – 2016.
1.2. By participating in this regatta, a competitor grants to the Organizing Authority and its sponsors the
right in perpetuity to make, use and show, from time to time at their discretion, any photographs,
motion pictures and live, taped or filmed television and other reproductions of him or her during the
period of the competition without compensation.
1.3. Boats are required to check-in before their first start of the day with boat name, number and number of
souls on board. Boats in the racing area that are not starting a second or subsequent race must notify
the Race Committee before leaving the racing area. Boats that withdraw from racing must advise the
Race Committee as soon as reasonably possible.
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2. ADVERTISING – Shall be restricted to Category A in accordance with ISAF Regulation 20, Advertising
Code, and the relevant class rules.
3. DIVISIONS
3.1. Three divisions are planned, Spinnaker, Non Spinnaker, and Multihull. This may change depending on
the number of entries. In addition there may be PHRF division splits for course length.
3.2 PHRF ratings will apply. Boats without an official rating certificate will be assigned a rating.
4. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY AUG. 1 7:00 pm Late Registration, Skippers meeting/Assignment of
start times
SATURDAY AUG. 2 8:00 am Late Check In and Continental Breakfast
12:00 noon Chase Race Start
6:00 pm Dinner/Raffles
7:00 pm Awards
5. NOTICE TO COMPETITORS – Notice to Competitors will be posted on the Official Notice Board located in
the ballroom of CPYC. They may also be posted at www.cpyc.org under CPYC Regatta to Benefit Make-A-
Wish or www.regattaman.com
6. CHANGES TO THIS SI – Will be posted before 9AM on the day it will take effect.
7. RADIO: The Chase Race Committee will use VHF Channel 72 for communicating with the fleet.
8. VENUE: All vessels should meet in the vicinity of Yellow Nun “E” (Mark #5), 1.15 miles west of Deer Island
Light by 11:30 AM. The Race Committee will lead the fleet to the proper starting line if necessary and will try to
start as close to 12 noon as possible.
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9.0 STARTING PROCEEDURE
9.1 Starting sequence
11:55 WARNING Code Flag A goes up, Horn
11:56 PREP Code Flag P goes up, Radio Time Announcement
11:57 Radio Time Announcement
11:58 Radio Time Announcement
11:59 ONE MINUTE Code Flag P goes down, Radio Time Announcement
12:00 START Red Start Flag goes up, Horn, Announcement
9.2. Start time
Your assigned start time is the amount of time AFTER the START. (Red Flag and Horn) The
Race Committee will make an effort to announce each minute after the start. This notice is informational.
Skippers are responsible for keeping track of their own starting times.
9.3. The race committee will use GPS time for all signals. In the event of a Postponement for any reason, the
committee will attempt to use GPS time with an exact minute delay of the start. Example: the committee
will announce the new starting time is 12:45:00 PM.
9.4. You have been assigned two starting times, one for the Short Course, Course B, 11.8 miles and one for
the Long Course,(Course A), 15 miles. The committee will post the course approximately 5 minutes
before the warning.
9.5. All boats MUST KEEP CLEAR of the course side of the starting line from the warning signal until one
minute before their starting time.
10. COURSES: One of the following two courses, determined by wind speed, direction, and number of
competitors, will be used. It is expected that Multihulls and Spinnaker competitors will use Course A; Non
spinnaker monohulls will use Course B. The course is subject to change. The course will be posted on the
Committee Boat and/or announced on VHF radio.
Course A Course B
Long Course Short Course
START (Vicinity of Yellow Nun “E”) START (Vicinity of Yellow Nun “E”)
Flip Rock Gong (RG”FR”) Graves Whistle (Fl G “5”)
Graves Whistle (Fl G “5”)
FINISH (Vicinity of Yellow Nun “E”) FINISH (Vicinity of Yellow Nun “E”)
Total Distance 15NM Total Distance (11.8 NM)
ALL MARKS ARE TO BE LEFT TO STARBOARD EXCEPT AT THE FINISH AS THE SIGNAL
BOAT MAY NOT MOVE.
Following course map is illustrative and should not be used for navigation. All land obstructions and navigational
marks shall be observed, ie Deer Island Light, Faun Bar, etc. (Courses A is orange, Course B green)
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11. TIME LIMIT: If retiring from the race, please notify the Race Committee on Channel 72. The time limit for the
race is 5:00 PM.
12. PROTESTS: Due to the nature of the race, protests are discouraged and skippers urged to accept the
alternative penalty (720) when appropriate. If a protest is necessary, it should be submitted in writing and hearings
will be held at Cottage Park Yacht Club following the race according to RRS 61.
11. SAFETY: Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS4, Decision to Race. The
organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in
conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.
12. PRIZES – Make-A-Wish trophies will be awarded to competitors placing first through third in all divisions
13. FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact Sue Hardy, CPYC, 76 Orlando Ave, Winthrop, MA 02152, Windjammer@cpyc.org and check the web
site for directions and further information.
14. HOST CLUB 15. REGATTA CHAIR
Cottage Park Yacht Club Janine Stanton
76 Orlando Ave 76 Orlando Ave
Winthrop, MA 02152 Winthrop, MA 02152
617-846-2792/617-846-9801 617-846-2792/617-846-9801
617-846-9362 (Fax) 617-846-9362 (Fax)
cpycmanager@cpyc.org MAW@CPYC.org
www.cpyc.org